Mary Slipper
@sliippr.bsky.social
beauty quark fan girl || Postdoc @ Cambridge @LHCbExperiment/@LHCb_UK || she/her || views my own
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Inclusive B-meson flavour-tagging algorithm at LHCb arxiv.org/abs/2508.20180 - This new algorithm improves the tagging power by 35% for B0 mesons and 20% for B0s mesons when compared to the combined performance of the existing LHCb flavour-tagging algorithms.
August 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Inclusive B-meson flavour-tagging algorithm at LHCb arxiv.org/abs/2508.20180 - This new algorithm improves the tagging power by 35% for B0 mesons and 20% for B0s mesons when compared to the combined performance of the existing LHCb flavour-tagging algorithms.
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Search for the decay B⁰→ϕϕ arxiv.org/abs/2507.20945 - No significant signal is observed, and an upper limit on the branching fraction of 1.3 (1.4)×10⁻⁸ at 90 (95)% confidence level is set.
July 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Search for the decay B⁰→ϕϕ arxiv.org/abs/2507.20945 - No significant signal is observed, and an upper limit on the branching fraction of 1.3 (1.4)×10⁻⁸ at 90 (95)% confidence level is set.
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Is it the name of a cat or the name of a particle physics experiment?
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Cat or Particle Physics Experiment
Do you know whether it's the name of the cat shown or of a particle physics experiment?
Quiz made by William Barter, using cat photos provided by colleagues in the University of Edinburgh PPE group.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Is it the name of a cat or the name of a particle physics experiment?
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Always good to be back at CERN! This time for the @lhcb.bsky.social collaboration week!
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Always good to be back at CERN! This time for the @lhcb.bsky.social collaboration week!
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Congratulations to @sliippr.bsky.social, who successfully passed her PhD viva yesterday!
May 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Congratulations to @sliippr.bsky.social, who successfully passed her PhD viva yesterday!
Instructions: “dig a 20cm square hole, 40cm deep, and fill with concrete”
Me, a woman in STEM:
Me, a woman in STEM:
May 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Instructions: “dig a 20cm square hole, 40cm deep, and fill with concrete”
Me, a woman in STEM:
Me, a woman in STEM:
A fantastic group to have been part of!
Job Opportunity
Myself and colleagues are delighted to be hiring up to three postdoctoral positions in Edinburgh on LHCb.
More details here:
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Myself and colleagues are delighted to be hiring up to three postdoctoral positions in Edinburgh on LHCb.
More details here:
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Edinburgh Particle Physics Experiment (PPE) group is excited to offer up to three Postdoctoral Research Associate positions to strengthen our activities and analyse data collected by the recently ...
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April 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A fantastic group to have been part of!
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Up to three postdoctoral positions are available in our group @edinburghppe.bsky.social working on the LHCb experiment @lhcb.bsky.social #hep-jobs.
Feel free to contact us directly, if you have questions
and apply at tinyurl.com/5f4ahk2p
Feel free to contact us directly, if you have questions
and apply at tinyurl.com/5f4ahk2p
April 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Up to three postdoctoral positions are available in our group @edinburghppe.bsky.social working on the LHCb experiment @lhcb.bsky.social #hep-jobs.
Feel free to contact us directly, if you have questions
and apply at tinyurl.com/5f4ahk2p
Feel free to contact us directly, if you have questions
and apply at tinyurl.com/5f4ahk2p
Newnham college, Cambridge :)
April 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Newnham college, Cambridge :)
My first knitted colour work project - a hat with whales on! I knitted it with wool I bought in Iceland
March 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My first knitted colour work project - a hat with whales on! I knitted it with wool I bought in Iceland
Humpback whale spotted!
March 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Humpback whale spotted!
Email notifications off - time for a well-earned post-thesis-submission holiday to Reykjavik! Hoping the volcano doesn’t explode 🌋
March 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Email notifications off - time for a well-earned post-thesis-submission holiday to Reykjavik! Hoping the volcano doesn’t explode 🌋
The LHCb experiment in watercolour :)
March 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The LHCb experiment in watercolour :)
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Observation of a new charmed baryon decaying to Ξc⁺π⁻π⁺ arxiv.org/abs/2502.18987 - Four states are observed with high significance. The Ξc(2923)⁺ baryon is observed for the first time, and is consistent with being the isospin partner of the previously observed Ξc(2923)⁰ state.
February 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Observation of a new charmed baryon decaying to Ξc⁺π⁻π⁺ arxiv.org/abs/2502.18987 - Four states are observed with high significance. The Ξc(2923)⁺ baryon is observed for the first time, and is consistent with being the isospin partner of the previously observed Ξc(2923)⁰ state.
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Registration is open for A-Level #physics school groups / individual students to attend our one-day Particle Physics Masterclass at the University of Manchester on April 4th 2025! We have 300 available slots for students & school groups who wish to attend. Sign up here: indico.global/event/4172/
February 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Registration is open for A-Level #physics school groups / individual students to attend our one-day Particle Physics Masterclass at the University of Manchester on April 4th 2025! We have 300 available slots for students & school groups who wish to attend. Sign up here: indico.global/event/4172/
Knitted myself an @lhcb.bsky.social jumper!! Thesis defence outfit sorted
February 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Knitted myself an @lhcb.bsky.social jumper!! Thesis defence outfit sorted
Being able to knit and crochet is all fun and games until it’s time to move house and organise the wool stash
February 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Being able to knit and crochet is all fun and games until it’s time to move house and organise the wool stash
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
On this occasion, we asked six female scientists what science means to them: home.cern/news/news/cern/international-day-women-and-girls-science-2025
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
On this occasion, we asked six female scientists what science means to them: home.cern/news/news/cern/international-day-women-and-girls-science-2025
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
On this occasion, we asked six female scientists what science means to them: home.cern/news/news/cern/international-day-women-and-girls-science-2025
On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines.
On this occasion, we asked six female scientists what science means to them: home.cern/news/news/cern/international-day-women-and-girls-science-2025
Incredible message I’ve just received.
February 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Incredible message I’ve just received.
Went to feed the deer at the Scottish deer centre with @parkinsonhb.bsky.social !
February 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Went to feed the deer at the Scottish deer centre with @parkinsonhb.bsky.social !
My most ambitious crochet project yet! Cat blanket for the wonderful @parkinsonhb.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My most ambitious crochet project yet! Cat blanket for the wonderful @parkinsonhb.bsky.social
Luke (@lukario99.bsky.social) and I have discovered that we can “share content” on Apple Music and have our own little 2 person radio show. His playlist is full of bangers
February 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Luke (@lukario99.bsky.social) and I have discovered that we can “share content” on Apple Music and have our own little 2 person radio show. His playlist is full of bangers
Ok this might be my best yet
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ok this might be my best yet